[TowerTalk] ROHN 25G

[D. Calder]

www.n4zkf.com/shack.htm Pics of the tower are at the bottom.

Dave n4zkf


 

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From: donovanf at starpower.net [mailto:donovanf at starpower.net] 
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:10 AM
To: D. Calder
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ROHN 25G

D.,

Thats good information.

Could you share with us what the antennas are on each tower?   It makes a
big difference if its a 2 meter beam or a 40 meter beam or a large
tribander.

tks

73
Frank
W3LPL



---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:44:36 -0400
>From: "D. Calder" <towertalk at n4zkf.com>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ROHN 25G
>Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
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>I have two RG25 towers unguyed. One 15'above the roof. One 25'above the 
>roof. 900'from the Ocean here in Daytona. Went thru three hurricanes 4 
>years ago and didn't miss a lick.
>They are still there.
>
>I wouldn't go any further than that though. Been in the telecom 
>business for some time. I know what I can get away with.
>
>n4zkf
> 
>
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>From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Robert Morris
>Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 12:41 AM
>To: AD5VJ Bob
>Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ROHN 25G
>
>So the tower is up without guys. Hope it is tower height + 1 foot from 
>the house.
>
>Look up "gin pole". Might work better than a J pole, as in J pole antenna.
>
>AD5VJ Bob wrote:
>> It has been a long time coming, but I finally have my tower up - 
>> concrete, rotor and all. I had some trouble with the rotor but that 
>> is all taken care of now and is working perfectly and is mounted to 
>> the tower crying out for the mast Hi Hi. (maybe thats me I hear
>> crying)
>> 
>> The assembly is only awaiting the final installation of the:
>>  guy wires, mast and antenna and it is complete.
>> 
>> The delay on the guy wires:
>> 
>>  I have a torque bracket, all the turn buckles, eyes and clamps, ect 
>> - but no way to dig into the rocky ground out here in order to place 
>> the T bar to tie the guys to. My neighbor put in fence posts for a 
>> cyclone
>fence he installed about a month ago and it took him almost three hours 
>for each pole to dig the holes using a screw like attachment (auger??) 
>on his tractor.
>> 
>> The delay on the three element tribander antenna (Hornet TB-500) is:
>> no J-Pole or knowledge on how to hook up to it when I do get one.
>> where do you attach the rope from the JPole to the antenna so after
>mounting it inside the tower you can get the rope back.
>> 
>> I have been staring at the tower trying to figure out if I had a 
>> J-Pole - how I am going to climb 30 feet in the air, hang onto the 
>> side of the tower with my climbing belt,  and balance myself at the 
>> tip
>top of the tower to grab and stab the mast using both hands into the 
>hole at the top and thru the hole, even if I did have a J pole to get 
>it up there with.
>> 
>> I think I could make a long enough pole to attach to the side of the 
>> tower to make a jury rig J-Pole using an eye hook and a small pulley 
>> I
>have on hand.
>> 
>> Any ideas would be gratefully appreciated.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>    73 fer nw es gud DX,
>> QSL VIA: LotW, BUR, e-QSL
>> Bob AD5VJ
>> http://www.ad5vj.com/
>> Old Calls WB5ZQU, WY5L/KH3, KE5CTY, N5IET
>> 
>> 
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